[TheForge] Flatter vs. set hammer

[Harry]

Barry,

  So what you are saying is to use the edge of the vice or the anvil as
  the cutting edge. I don't get what the set or flatter has to do with
  it. wouldn't just about any hammer acomplish the same thing? As a
  matter of fact just the other day I was using the hot cutter hardie to
  do just about the same thing, except I was cutting nylon rope. I'd
  wave the spot I wanted to cut in front of the torch to heat and melt
  together. Lay it across the hardie and whack, whack, instant tie downs
  for the tarp. Off to the dump we go. 

   There is a whole slug of blacksmithing hammers on ebay right now. I
   am thinking of bidding on one of the flatter types.

   Beer allergy, oofdah! dat dere's a bad deal alright. 

Harry


On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:22:33 +0000, bmyers647 at comcast.net said:
> Harry, the set hammer can also be used to cut metal.  One of the books I
> have told me how to do it.  It works well with sheet metal up to 3/16 or
> so.  
> 
> Put it in the vise with the line to be cut just above the jaw.  Set the
> set hammer horizontal to the metal at an angle and hit the set hammer
> with another hammer.  
> 
> The book said about using the edge of the anvil (that rings a bell..maybe
> it was there that I read it) in the same manner to shear the sheet metal.
>  But, this requires a striker.  I found that this works okay, but the
> Beverly works better.
> 
> I have acquired an alergy for beer,  but I do like barbeque.
> 
> Barry
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